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| jennifer:
Swing a hammer he says...It would be funny, however that little Bartop you made, Was pretty cool. |
| yotsuya:
--- Quote from: pbj on February 23, 2020, 02:55:13 pm --- --- Quote from: opt2not on February 21, 2020, 05:40:43 pm ---I swear, it's pretty depressing to find out that your buds are not handy at all. Even when it came to simple instruction-lead assembly... --- End quote --- And you have just nailed the exact reason that I stalk this forum and forsake all others. Most people here can actually swing a hammer. Other forums it's a lot of folks that can crack open a wallet, pull out their credit card, order something, and then maybe bolt it on when it arrives. MAYBE. Despite these limitations, they are full of opinions and advice. These people have turned me off RGP, RGVAC, KLOV, Pinside, etc. --- End quote --- I would agree, there has been kind a building Renaissance here in the last few months. Sure as hell beats the CNC Flynn’s Arcade copies and Arcade1Up toy upgrades we saw in 2019. |
| bperkins01:
--- Quote from: pbj on February 23, 2020, 02:55:13 pm --- --- Quote from: opt2not on February 21, 2020, 05:40:43 pm ---I swear, it's pretty depressing to find out that your buds are not handy at all. Even when it came to simple instruction-lead assembly... --- End quote --- And you have just nailed the exact reason that I stalk this forum and forsake all others. Most people here can actually swing a hammer. Other forums it's a lot of folks that can crack open a wallet, pull out their credit card, order something, and then maybe bolt it on when it arrives. MAYBE. Despite these limitations, they are full of opinions and advice. These people have turned me off RGP, RGVAC, KLOV, Pinside, etc. --- End quote --- Hammer .. such a crude tool :P |
| bobbyb13:
Blues Brothers reference got me, and holy crap your van looks cold. Some people know not what they do when they are "upgrading" obviously. If you might attack that yourself, I use a blend of aluzine epoxy and brown phenolic microballoons for repairs on plastic (and fiberglass, and wood, and metal, and- pretty much anything but myself) like those you refer to. You can mix it thick as marshmallow so it doesn't drool and it still sticks to anything- even vertical (sometimes even upside down) surfaces because it winds up so light. Surprisingly, it sands incredibly easily after it has cured for a bit and with a little glaze afterwards you can make it smooth as glass if you try. Takes paint real nicely too. The hardest thing about those jobs is getting paint to stick to the plastic all around the repair afterwards. That's when I love to rely on people like Jennifer and your friends with the paint biz. They have a magic primer (or technique of prep and/or application) that is a guarded secret. What a cool cabinet. Even with the mint worth of quarters I burned through I never got to play one of those in the wild. Bobby |
| Mike A:
Minor update. A lot of cosmetic work has been done. The PCB stack is still giving us trouble. Here are some pics. I will get more. I didn't realize how neglectful I have been in updating this thread. |
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